Alexander John Paul Lutz

I am a Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School studying Religion, Ethics, and Politics and a recent graduate of Mercer University, where I majored in International Affairs, Political Science, and History and minored in Religion and Public Diplomacy. 

I am interested in the relationship between religion, the politics of memory, and the formation of group identities. My research examines the dynamics of this relationship and explores its connection to conflict and peace in multi-ethnic and multi-religious societies. Among many such societies, I am currently studying those found in the former Soviet space, and my recent projects have focused on Georgia in particular.

More broadly, I am interested in thinking about time, memory, the crafting of historical narratives that draw on real or imagined pasts, and sacred space. 

You can learn more about me here.